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CBSE
Class 12
Physics
Physics Part - I
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
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Question Bank - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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Question Bank: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

This chapter explores electromagnetic waves, which are crucial for understanding light and communications.

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Question Bank - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Q1.

What is the displacement current associated with?

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Q2.

Which equation incorporates the concept of displacement current?

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Q3.

What is the fundamental cause of displacement current?

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Q4.

How does displacement current affect the magnetic field around a charging capacitor?

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Q5.

During the charging of a capacitor, the displacement current is responsible for which phenomenon?

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Q6.

Who introduced the term 'displacement current'?

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Q7.

What would happen if displacement current did not exist in changing electric fields?

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Q8.

The displacement current density (J_d) is directly proportional to what factor?

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Q9.

Which of the following statements best describes the role of displacement current in capacitors?

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Q10.

Why can't stationary charges produce electromagnetic waves?

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Q11.

What is the nature of the relationship between electric and magnetic fields in electromagnetic waves?

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Q12.

Which law predicts that a changing electric field generates a magnetic field?

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Q13.

What is the effect of displacement current on the overall current in a circuit containing a capacitor?

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Q14.

In what scenario would a displacement current be observed?

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Q15.

What is one practical application of displacement current?

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Q16.

How does the displacement current contribute to Maxwell's unification of electricity and magnetism?

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Q17.

Who proposed that a changing electric field can generate a magnetic field?

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Q18.

What is the term for the additional current suggested by Maxwell to solve inconsistencies in Ampere's law?

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Q19.

Which of the following did Maxwell's equations predict?

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Q20.

What is the approximate speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?

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Q21.

Which phenomenon demonstrates Maxwell's theory about electromagnetic waves?

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Q22.

The unification of electricity, magnetism, and light was achieved by which scientist?

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Q23.

What type of waves are created by time-varying electric and magnetic fields?

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Q24.

What is the main significance of Hertz's work in 1885 regarding electromagnetic waves?

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Q25.

What did Maxwell's equations help clarify about light?

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Q26.

Identifying electromagnetic waves, which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

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Q27.

Which law relates magnetic field and electric current in a conductor?

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Q28.

Which technology relies on the propagation of electromagnetic waves?

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Q29.

How did Maxwell resolve inconsistencies in electromagnetic theory?

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Q30.

Maxwell's equations apply to which of the following scenarios?

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Q31.

In the context of Maxwell's equations, what does the speed of electromagnetic waves imply about their nature?

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Q32.

What is the fundamental principle behind the generation of electromagnetic waves?

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Q33.

Which of the following equations is part of Maxwell's equations?

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Q34.

What type of wave is an electromagnetic wave?

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Q35.

How does the speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum compare to light speed?

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Q36.

What effect does a time-varying electric field have according to Maxwell's equations?

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Q37.

In terms of frequency, how are electromagnetic waves classified?

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Q38.

Who first experimentally verified the existence of electromagnetic waves?

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Q39.

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

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Q40.

What is the relationship between the electric field (E) and the magnetic field (B) in an electromagnetic wave?

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Q41.

What happens to electromagnetic waves when they pass through a material medium?

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Q42.

What characteristic distinguishes radio waves from gamma rays in the electromagnetic spectrum?

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Q43.

What is the significance of the displacement current in Maxwell's formulation?

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Q44.

When light waves travel from air into water, what happens to their speed?

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Q45.

Which phenomenon demonstrates that light has wave-like properties?

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Q46.

An electromagnetic wave in free space has a magnetic field component. Which of the following statements is true regarding its electric field component?

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Q47.

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

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Q48.

What is the frequency range of microwaves?

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Q49.

Which of the following waves can be used in medical imaging?

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Q50.

What process is commonly used to generate X-rays?

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Q51.

Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has wavelengths from 10 nm to 10^-13 m?

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Q52.

At what frequency does the FM radio band operate?

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Q53.

What is the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic waves?

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Q54.

Which type of electromagnetic wave is commonly used for heating food in microwave ovens?

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Q55.

What is the frequency of X-rays in terms of hertz if their wavelength is 1 nm?

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Q56.

Which photon energy corresponds to ultraviolet light?

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Q57.

Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for night vision goggles?

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Q58.

What type of waves are primarily used in cellular phone communications?

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Q59.

How do gamma rays interact with living tissues?

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Q60.

What common property do X-rays and visible light share?

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Q61.

What is the main mechanism through which infrared waves transfer energy?

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Q62.

Which electromagnetic wave is produced by oscillating charges in a conductor?

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